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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# this script should be pasted as post-receive hook in gitea
+# and if sphook is not there yet it will download it
+# if sphook is already there the script deletes itself
+
+set -e
+
+cd hooks/post-receive.d/
+
+if [ -f "sphook" ]; then
+    echo "sphook exists. install_sphook.sh will delete itself..."
+    rm post-receive
+    echo "install_sphook.sh no more."
+else
+    echo "sphook doesn't exist. let's download it."
+    wget https://git.sandpoints.org/Drawwell/SandpointsGitHook/raw/branch/master/sphook
+    chmod +x sphook
+    echo "sphook downloaded. let's pump some water out of a sandpoint..."
+fi
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